Claim That Strikes on Russian Data Centers Cut Online Bot Activity Is Questioned
Photo: Straight Arrow NewsHow the sides differ Left sources focus on Zelenskyy's claim and why it was readily believed; alternative sources focus on a viral graph's inconsistencies in an AfD-related context.
Both outlets examine the claim that attacks on Russian data centers reduced bot activity online. Mother Jones reports that Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said a strike on data centers of the Russian technology company Yandex made social media easier to breathe, and says the strikes did not take out a bot farm. Deutsche Welle looks at a viral graph claiming bot activity around Germany's AfD fell after such attacks, and says it has significant inconsistencies and offers no evidence. Both treat the claim as unsupported.
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Presents Zelenskyy's statement as a claim that did not hold up, and suggests audiences were primed to accept it.
- Straight Arrow NewsBot test: Did a strike on a Russian data center throttle internet activity this weekend?
Frames it as a fact check, saying a viral graph linking data center attacks to AfD-related bot activity is misleading and unsupported.
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